Check out the final race from Red Bull Aces, a wingsuit slalom race at 8,000 feet above the ground. In the three-day competition in Cloverdale, Ca, four Americans (out of 40 athletes from 18 countries) made it to the final race. Andy Farrington, who also won the competition last year, was able to best Noah Bahnson, Matt Gerdes and Scott Palmer to take the victory. Red Bull Aces is the world’s first-ever wingsuit slalom competition, with athletes racing four at a time through a one mile-long course made of five 112-foot long gates suspended thousands of feet in the air. Athletes jump in heats of four from a civilian Bell Huey helicopter at an altitude of 8,000 feet above sea level, and must weave between five gates positioned at descending levels between 6,500 feet and 3,500 feet. The winner is based not only on how quickly the finish line is crossed, but also on how many gates he/she correctly passes through.
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“I recently had the opportunity to jump from Aiguille Du Midi exit point in France, where I was able to discover and enjoy four intense proximity lines. These included: Trent’s Line aka The old man, Glacier Bossons, The Ridge line and Cheese Grater.” – Carlos Pedro
Neil Amonson travels to Germany to find solitude in his craft. Amonson says, “To actually experience all the things I’m feeling, I have to do it alone.” Get a look into the incredible experience Neil goes through as he sets out to accomplish this solo BASE jump.
I keep getting the question, “You are 130 pilots racing together?! How do you manage to not crash into each other?” Here is the visual answer.
First 7 min is us waiting for the air start. The last half a minute or so, when we all go straight, that’s when the start time strikes, and we’re off on course.
Shot over beautiful Catalunia.